MONTPELIER — The Vermont State Police trooper who shot and killed a mentally ill man in Putney last July was justified in his use of fatal force, the Vermont Attorney General's office said Tuesday afternoon, concluding its almost 12-month investigation into the shooting. Attorney General Charity Clark, in a lengthy press release, outlined the events of July 6 and 7, 2025, which resulted in the shooting death of Scott Garvey, 55, by Vermont State Police Trooper Peter Romeo.